Revisiting Transnational Broadcasting: The BBC's foreign-language services during the Second World War
Nelson Ribeiro, "Revisiting Transnational Broadcasting: The BBC's foreign-language services during the Second World War"
English | ISBN: 036702943X | 2019 | 114 pages | EPUB | 221 KB
English | ISBN: 036702943X | 2019 | 114 pages | EPUB | 221 KB
Presenting a collection of original chapters, this book reassesses the history of the BBC foreign-language services prior to, and during, the Second World War. The communication between the British government and foreign publics by way of mass media constituted a fundamental, if often ignored, aspect of Britain’s international relations. From the 1930s onwards, transnational broadcasting – that is, broadcasting across national borders – became a major element in the conduct of Britain’s diplomacy, and the BBC was employed by the government to further its diplomatic, strategic, and economic interests in times of rising international tension and conflict.
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